Last night Victoria and I (Susan got sick, so couldn't go) went to the Vienna Boy's Choir at the Blackoot Performing Arts Center. It was fantastic! It's incredible the sound those boys can get from their voices, and the way the blend with each other is incredible. They are really talented and have been taught well.

I last saw the VBC in 1982 in Salt Lake City. I took my mission papers to the church office building and then went to the concert. So I was really excited to see that they were coming to Blackfoot.

We had tickets on the third row. Victoria really enjoyed it. She took her friend, Hazel, with Susan's ticket. They were both very well behaved (this from a girl who can't quietly sit still in sacrament meeting!). According to Victoria, some of the boys were "hot." There were boys from Austria, Canada, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Germany, United Arabs Emirates, Bosnia Herzogovina, Bulgaria, and other countries. One from the USofA. They age from 10 to 14, although some looked younger than that.

It has surprised me some of the concerts and things that have come to Blackfoot, Idaho. With a new performing arts center, it's been easier. There is also a new Mexican dance hall that has had some pretty major concerts. Mostly from foul-mouthed bands that are current top 40 groups (yes, I've worked a few of them, and it amazes me at the prevelance of the use of the "f word" in todays younger people. Of course, you only need to watch TV shows like the bachelor or ugly beauties and see how often they have to bleep and fuzz out the mouths of these supposedly attractive wastes of skin). (hmm... I guess I have an opinion, right???).

Anyway, having deviated from telling about a wonderful cultural experience, the Vienna Choir Boys did an incredible job. Most of the songs were in a foreign language, but it only enhanced the experience. One thing that I did notice was the depth of the classical music compared to the "pop" songs they sang (by their definition, "pop" is Chiqitita by Abba and I've Grown Accustomed to her Face, sung in German. I read somewhere that listening to classical music engages most of your brain, but modern music only needs a small portion of the brain to process.